The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-24
The HACKMEA'S SIDE.
AN INTERVIEW WITH A KNIGHT
OF THE RIBBONS.
A Strong Appeal to the Legislative
Council for the Monroe
street stand.

Since the hackmsn formed them
selves into union and perfected an or
ganization some nights ago. they have
talked with nearly sllthe business men
on Monroe street, from Front to Third
streets, and all but two doing business
on that street have eigni6sd their will
lingness, by signing petition, to
allow the hackmen to stand their ve-
hicles In front Of their places Of bust.
ness on that street. The petition,
which will be presented to the Lsgis-
latige Council at its next nesting, Is
rs follows:
MENPHis. TIM. July ., 1857.
To the II honorable legislative Council Of the
TAXING District OF shelby county;
We, the undersigned owns-s and occupants
OF PROPERTY on Monros street, from Main 10
Third streets. hereby express our villinsness
and give our permission that the hacks may
continue 10 stand on said Monroe sreet as
heretofore, subject 70 the same police control
| and regulations rs has been heretofore exer-
| cised;
7. y, Bfennan, W;P. Barnes,
Anton lee, Z. Meyer,,
Nathan Bach. kobt. lockwood
Il. Menke, Bid Cook,
Vim. Clark. u. Wei ,haupt.
ice Smith, Joe DO is.ant,
John Cameo, Mrs, A. Waite.
2, 2. Galloway Jisde w.Ah
n. Loed. Powers ~ W mhoarn'
In order 10 ascertain the present
feeling amony tho haokmen, an Ar
PEAL representative last night made q
tour among the knights OF the ribbons,
and found that both white and col.
ored we're standing shoulder 10
shoulder In the 6ght, az they termed
II, "For right aud liberty, and the
chancs 10 earn an honest living. The
APPKAL representative had quite q
lengthy interview with IN old hack.
man, who expressed himself very
freely, and among other ibinge, said:
"The hackmeD, as q CLAIR, arc all poor
men, but we try 10 earn an honest
living, and Il looks more like persecu.
ton than anything tlre 10 drive u
away from q street and corner
where our customers can find
US. Now there efe about
forty public carriages In this city and
IL takes eighty horses 10 pull these
cArria. co. Each ono Of these Carl.
.agss cost new from $500 10 $500,
Adling this to the cobt II the horses,
harness ard other equipments you
will God that there Is at the present
tlme n clp.tal oil. not less than $40.
coo invested In public bacfB. There
are forty owners OF these conveyances,
and they employ at least twenty i've
men, who are paid liberal salary cut
OF the earnings oil the hack. To sum
il oil up there are about seyenty.hve
men interested In the business, and Of
these seventy Eve, thofe are, at least
calculation, forty men who have ismi.
lies and they average about four persons
10 q family, making about 400 persons
, 10 be fed and clothed With tbs money
earned by the husband and father
with his hack. Many OF the hackmen
have sons and daughters, aud II Ia
more for their benefit than their own
/ that they are out by night and by day
4 In the cold and wei, and why1 Be.
cause they want 10 iced aud clothes
their chi dren properly aud eive them
good education. leaving all THU
, aside, Ia II not q fact tba, the hack
men pay 10 Memphis mer'
e chants more than $1,000 every
month for iced, not speaking
: of the amount expended for other nee
I essarieei But notwithstanding the
!, fac, that all the money We make, and
= we make II honestly, 10 spent righI
. here, We are driven away from Oh,
only public stand where We can max,
; living. We are driven away anC
y bounded, a. II were, by. II seems I,
, me, people who do not know the Fri
y ais that poor man is compelled TO q
l. through. We are willing h 20 10 Oour
Square, hut I am afraid thstthe Conn
" eli will not allow us ~ stand there
J Then what are we 30 dot Nothinl
but 10 TO tho stables, put mp our back
y or sell them AZ q SIC lice, and this
" means ruination 10 rome Of us. II ",
p stand separately on the st;etA on
! pairona will not know where 10 90,
o. MS, and thus We lose our legitimat
customers and we would not BE- ab.
10 earn our raft,
The msjorty Of ne hGckmsn owr
little home, and We are certainly
~ part and parcel OF this community
DO We are law.abidiug citizens, and "
n. have "a much right TO ask and receiy
consideration at the hands Of the Dii
tict oflieialB a. has the richel
n. man ertant. The mtlority OF IN
2, haokmen are poor. but they do n,
o, ask anything unreasonable. All the
want Il Justice" Here In free Amer
!, ca concluded the hackmsn, I'VE al
~ told that we have not got one ceitai
3, spot 10 make on honest living for OF
wiyea and diughtere.'